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Vase, Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 18th century. Calabash-shaped vessel, height 34.3 cm, diameter 24.0 cm. Decoration on a green background with flowers, butterflies, fruit peaches, lingzhi, peonies, and floral ornament; pictographic signs among the plant motifs., A double-gourd shaped ceramic vase with a glossy deep green surface decorated with painted floral vines, blossoms, and small butterflies in colors including pink, purple, blue, gold, and white, with large bold reddish-orange motifs on both bulbous sections; the vase has a narrow flared neck rim with a thin darker edge and sits on a slightly raised base with a subtle metallic band, all set against a plain neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_140

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68.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 18th century Calabash-shaped vessel height 34.3 cm diameter 24.0 cm Decoration green background flowers butterflies fruit peaches lingzhi peonies floral ornament pictographic signs plant motifs double-gourd shaped ceramic vase glossy deep green surface decorated painted floral vines blossoms small butterflies colors pink purple blue gold white large bold reddish-orange motifs bulbous sections vase narrow flared neck rim thin darker edge sits slightly raised base subtle metallic band set plain neutral gray background.